In some themes, excerpts only work on category and archive pages. On some themes on the main posts page, and some on all post listing pages .

Thank you
Erica

simplyonelove.com

I recommend using the More tag to split your content after the video, so users can click to see the full post:
http://en.support.wordpress.com/splitting-content/more-tag/

.lay1 > div p {
	text-align: justify;
}

p { text-align: justify !important}

The iOS app is actually an open-source tool that is developed outside of the WordPress.com staff.

I've submitted your question/request on the iOS forums here: http://ios.forums.wordpress.org/topic/ability-to-addedit-excerpt?replies=1#post-10596

Cheers!

Almost complete? Yes, one small detail required yet, that would me me produce my blog entirely on the iPad!

What is it?

Simply said, the capacity to add the post excerpt text - we can already put the featured picture and tag, but the short text that need to appear on the front page, called «Extrait» in the French interface, is still missing...

Hoping it will be there eventually, this is a priority 1# in my mind!

Thank you

Sorry I should have said that I had hidden away the excerpts for now with

triton-lite-excerpt display; none

Is there no way of justifying the excerpt text?

Thank you!

.home h2.postitle {
text-align: justify !important;
}

I was wondering if anyone knew the CSS code so that all the excerpts on the front page (which I have added using the 'excerpt' box in the post dashboard, not the 'read more' function) is justified.

At the moment the text is centered.

I am using the Triton Lite theme.

Many thanks in advance.

You can use the more tag to truncate your posts:
http://en.support.wordpress.com/splitting-content/more-tag/

Thanks again!!

This might be a dumb question, but where is the excerpt box?

I use the Origin theme.

I am a noob, so don't know how to find the code for this theme.

Thanks so much in advance for any help!

Go to appearance > custom design > CSS tab in your dashboard, clear out all the informational text in the editor window and then paste in the code I gave above. Edit the width as you desire. I would suggest not going much wider than 650 or 700px since longer lines are harder for people to read.

After setting your width, in the "publish" module, click on "content width" and add the same amount to that number as the increase in the overall width. That way when you insert "full-sized" images, they will insert at the maximum width possible for your new setting.

#wrapper {
width: 540px;
}

Blasken supports the flexible header feature. For the header image, you will have to create one that is the same width as you specify in the wrapper width above and then upload it and choose to "use as is" when you insert it so that WordPress will not crop or resize it.

For excerpts, you will have to try what is outlined in this post by Panos, and in the excerpt support document. I don't know if the excerpt function works in the theme you are using or not.

I want to implement "excerpts" of my posts so you have to click through to read the whole thing.

You can manually insert "the more tag" http://en.support.wordpress.com/splitting-content/more-tag/ into every post on any theme here. Or you can choose a theme that automatically provides only excerpts on the front page like Sight, Inuit Types, etc.
http://wordpress.com/themes/

Another Volunteer will answer your other questions.

I bought a premium theme hoping it would be easier to edit. I want two things to change on my blog. I want to implement "excerpts" of my posts so you have to click through to read the whole thing. Everything I've found on this topic tells me to edit the php file which I understand is not a feature on wordpess.com sites.

Secondly I want to widen the main column on the blog. Also the recent posts menu has disappeared.

Any help is appreciated.